The exploitation of labor has been a primary topic of discussion in globalization. Amongst the forced labor practices, women and children have become a commodity sought after and exploited through the sex trade. With increased mobility, globalization has created a high demand for the sex trade. Countries such The United States are primary customers in this trade. It is reported that the sex trade is a billion dollar industry that brings in $32 billion annually. The economic growth of this industry has increased as globalization has increased. In this paper I intend to show the economic and social outcomes of human sex tracking in the United States. The case study my paper is based on is Human Trafficking Into and Within The United States by
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Some of the common characteristics of that place women and children at risk for sex trafficking are poverty, age, education, lack of opportunities, lack of family support, abuse, health and mental challenges, and living areas. There has been a direct correlation found between the victims of sex trafficking and their social class. A person’s social class is directly related to poverty. Traffickers take advantage of the unequal status of women and girls in disadvantaged countries and communities, and capitalize on the demand for cheap, unprotected labor and the promotion of sex tourism in some countries (Aronowitz, 2001; Miller & Stewart, 1998). The higher the social class the less likely to be in poverty and sex trafficking. In the case study it says between 244,000 and 325,000 American minors are at risk of exploitation. And although this is just an estimate they expect the exact numbers to be higher. The correlation shows the relationship between runaway/throwaway minor and exploitation through prostitution. 71% of all runaway and throwaway are considered at risk for prostitution. Majority of these minors come from serve backgrounds. They come from poor and low income and abusive families. The abuse includes sexual, physical, and mental. It is important to note that this is not the case for all victims of sex trafficking but does account for a major part …show more content…
In the organized crime sex trafficking is ranked the 3rd most profitable business behind guns and drugs. Although there has been many laws and regulations to help bring sex trafficking to an end, it has done little. Traffickers are encouraged by large tax-free profits and continuing income from the same victims at very low risk. In the United States many of the victims were once promised jobs and better opportunities to come in work in America, but once are here they find out that they have been deceived. They are then forced through threats, physical abuse, drugs, and other tactics to be in trade. Many of these women here in the United States were leaving running economic hardships. Believing that would find better economic chances in the U.S. They see coming to America or leaving wherever they are from as a better life. Traffickers prey on those with few economic opportunities and those struggling to meet basic needs to live. “Traffickers exploit conditions in impoverished countries in Asia, Eastern Europe, Africa, and Latin America that offer few employment opportunities and are characterized by high rates of organized crime and violence against women and children, discrimination against women, government corruption, political instability, and armed conflict (Bell, 2001; U.S. Department of State, 2005)”. The poor conditions these victims live is what they seek
Some of the common characteristics of that place women and children at risk for sex trafficking are poverty, age, education, lack of opportunities, lack of family support, abuse, health and mental challenges, and living areas. There has been a direct correlation found between the victims of sex trafficking and their social class. A person’s social class is directly related to poverty. Traffickers take advantage of the unequal status of women and girls in disadvantaged countries and communities, and capitalize on the demand for cheap, unprotected labor and the promotion of sex tourism in some countries (Aronowitz, 2001; Miller & Stewart, 1998). The higher the social class the less likely to be in poverty and sex trafficking. In the case study it says between 244,000 and 325,000 American minors are at risk of exploitation. And although this is just an estimate they expect the exact numbers to be higher. The correlation shows the relationship between runaway/throwaway minor and exploitation through prostitution. 71% of all runaway and throwaway are considered at risk for prostitution. Majority of these minors come from serve backgrounds. They come from poor and low income and abusive families. The abuse includes sexual, physical, and mental. It is important to note that this is not the case for all victims of sex trafficking but does account for a major part …show more content…
In the organized crime sex trafficking is ranked the 3rd most profitable business behind guns and drugs. Although there has been many laws and regulations to help bring sex trafficking to an end, it has done little. Traffickers are encouraged by large tax-free profits and continuing income from the same victims at very low risk. In the United States many of the victims were once promised jobs and better opportunities to come in work in America, but once are here they find out that they have been deceived. They are then forced through threats, physical abuse, drugs, and other tactics to be in trade. Many of these women here in the United States were leaving running economic hardships. Believing that would find better economic chances in the U.S. They see coming to America or leaving wherever they are from as a better life. Traffickers prey on those with few economic opportunities and those struggling to meet basic needs to live. “Traffickers exploit conditions in impoverished countries in Asia, Eastern Europe, Africa, and Latin America that offer few employment opportunities and are characterized by high rates of organized crime and violence against women and children, discrimination against women, government corruption, political instability, and armed conflict (Bell, 2001; U.S. Department of State, 2005)”. The poor conditions these victims live is what they seek